Hillbilly chocolate applesauce cake

By á-39535

dessert

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1/2-2 cups sugar (I used 1.5C, and it's not super sweet. I think 2C would very good)
• 2 medium eggs or 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (I reconsitituted dried buttermilk)
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• Your choice of icing or frosting.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and oil a 9x13 baking dish.


With a mixer or whisk, combine sugar and melted butter.

Add eggs and vanilla extract. Beat well until creamy.

Beat in applesauce and buttermilk/yogurt/sour milk.


Add salt, baking soda, cocoa, and flour. I sifted all of the dried ingredients onto parchment paper, then added it slowly to my mixer while it was stirring. This helped inhibit clumps from forming. Otherwise, mix it for a couple of minutes to make it smooth (200 strokes if mixing it by hand).

Pour batter into oiled baking dish. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow to cool before spreading icing on top.